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Basic Mathematics Aptitude Test

1) This document provides instructions for a basic mathematics aptitude test consisting of 20 multiple-choice questions to be completed within 60 minutes without a calculator. 2) The test assesses skills in calculations, solving equations, inequalities, systems of equations, derivatives, integrals, probabilities, matrices, and other basic mathematics topics. 3) Answers must be shown clearly in the designated spaces following each question.

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Basic Mathematics Aptitude Test

1) This document provides instructions for a basic mathematics aptitude test consisting of 20 multiple-choice questions to be completed within 60 minutes without a calculator. 2) The test assesses skills in calculations, solving equations, inequalities, systems of equations, derivatives, integrals, probabilities, matrices, and other basic mathematics topics. 3) Answers must be shown clearly in the designated spaces following each question.

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Basic Mathematics Aptitude Test

(Full score: 40)

Please Note:

 You have 60 minutes to complete.


 No calculators are allowed.
 Please show all your work and write your answers in the designated space.

Thank you.

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( Please show all your work here and write your answers in the designated space. )

Answer the following questions ( 2 point for each question ):

𝟓𝟓 𝟏𝟏 𝟑𝟑 𝟐𝟐 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐
1. Calculate the following: 2 ÷ �𝟐𝟐 𝟒𝟒 × �𝟐𝟐 𝟕𝟕 − 𝟏𝟏 𝟗𝟗� − 𝟏𝟏 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑�.
𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏

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2. Calculate the following: 𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥 𝟐𝟐 𝟐𝟐√𝟔𝟔 − 𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥 𝟐𝟐 √𝟑𝟑.

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3. Solve for x in the following equation.
(𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥 𝟐𝟐 𝒙𝒙)𝟐𝟐 − 𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥 𝟐𝟐 𝒙𝒙𝟑𝟑 − 𝟒𝟒 = 𝟎𝟎

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4. Obtain the approximate value for x in the following equation using 𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐞 𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓 ≅ 𝟒𝟒 .
𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝒙𝒙 = 𝒆𝒆𝒙𝒙−𝟏𝟏

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5. Solve for x in the following equation.


𝟎𝟎. 𝟐𝟐𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 + 𝟏𝟏. 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 + 𝟏𝟏. 𝟔𝟔 = 𝟎𝟎

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6. Solve for (𝒙𝒙, 𝒚𝒚) in the following two simultaneous equations.


𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 + 𝒚𝒚 = 𝟑𝟑

𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑 − 𝒚𝒚 = 𝟕𝟕

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7. Find the total derivative 𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅⁄𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅, given 𝒛𝒛 = (𝒙𝒙 + 𝒚𝒚)(𝒙𝒙 − 𝟐𝟐𝒚𝒚) where x=2-7y.

Answer:

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8. Find the natural number(s) of x that satisfy the following inequality: 𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 − 𝟓𝟓𝒙𝒙 + 𝟒𝟒 < 𝟎𝟎.

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9. Given the three sets 𝑺𝑺𝟏𝟏 = {𝟐𝟐, 𝟒𝟒, 𝟔𝟔}, 𝑺𝑺𝟐𝟐 = {𝟐𝟐, 𝟔𝟔, 𝟕𝟕}, 𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒂 𝑺𝑺𝟑𝟑 = {𝟒𝟒, 𝟔𝟔}, find:
(𝑺𝑺𝟏𝟏 ∪ 𝑺𝑺𝟐𝟐 ) ∩ 𝑺𝑺𝟑𝟑 ,
where ∪ and ∩ denote union and intersection of sets, respectively.

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10. Two dice are rolled; find the probability that the sum is equal to 6.

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11. A random variable X can take only three values, 1, 2, and 3. And probabilities are given
as Pr(X=1)=0.5, Pr(X=2)=0.3, and Pr(X=3)=0.2, respectively. Calculate the Expected
value of X.

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12. Find the first derivative of the following function.


𝒚𝒚 = 𝒙𝒙𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐞 𝒙𝒙

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13. Find the quadratic approximation of the following function at the point x= 0.
𝒇𝒇(𝒙𝒙) = 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 𝐞𝐞 (𝟏𝟏 + 𝒙𝒙)

Answer:

𝟏𝟏
14. Evaluate the following integral. ∫𝟎𝟎 �𝟏𝟏 − 𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 �𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅

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15. Evaluate the following sum. 𝟐𝟐 + 𝟒𝟒 + 𝟔𝟔 + 𝟖𝟖 + ⋯ + 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏

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16. Find the local maximum of the following function (Find both (i) the critical point (x,y) that
maximizes the function and (ii) the maximum).
𝐟𝐟(𝒙𝒙, 𝒚𝒚) = 𝟏𝟏 − 𝟐𝟐𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 − 𝒚𝒚𝟐𝟐

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17. Find the solution of the following constrained maximization problem (Find both (i) the
critical point (x,y) that maximizes the function and (ii) the maximum).

𝐦𝐦𝐦𝐦𝐦𝐦 𝒇𝒇(𝒙𝒙, 𝒚𝒚) = 𝒙𝒙𝒚𝒚𝟐𝟐 𝐬𝐬𝐬𝐬𝐬𝐬𝐬𝐬𝐬𝐬𝐬𝐬𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 + 𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒 = 𝟖𝟖.


𝒙𝒙,𝒚𝒚

Answer:

𝟏𝟏 −𝟏𝟏
18. Given a matrix 𝐗𝐗 = �𝟏𝟏 𝟎𝟎 �, find the matrix X’X.
𝟏𝟏 𝟐𝟐

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19. Find the solution of the following equation system.


𝒙𝒙 𝟑𝟑 −𝟑𝟑 𝒙𝒙 𝟏𝟏
�𝒚𝒚� = � � �𝒚𝒚� + � �
−𝟑𝟑 𝟓𝟓 −𝟏𝟏

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20. What is the present value (PV) of an investment that will pay $400 in one year’s time,
and $400 every year after that, when the annual interest rate is 5%?

Answer:

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